Ruukki Group Plc has today received an announcement pursuant to Securities Market Act regarding a change in shareholding. Nordea Bank AB (publ) (Swedish registration number 516406-0120) announces that its Finnish subsidiary Nordea Pankki Suomi Plc (business ID 1680235-8) has made a share lending agreement according to which 9,500,000 Ruukki Group Plc's RUG1V shares has been lent forward on June 29, 2007. The lending period is open. In addition Nordea Pankki Suomi Plc has purchased 21,020,000 new RUG1VN0207 shares. As a result of the share lending, Nordea Pankki Suomi Plc's ownership in Ruukki Group Plc has fallen below three twentieth (3/20) of the share capital and voting rights, and is about 13,23 % (38,345,791 shares). Proportions of share capital and voting rights are calculated taking into account the decision by the board of Ruukki Group Oyj to issue 130,000,000 shares made on June 21, 2007 and assuming, that the additional share issuance of 19,500,000 shares decided by the board of Ruukki Group is concluded in full. Nordea Pankki Suomi Plc has entered into share forward contracts that will expire in July 2007, December 2007 and January 2008. Nordea Pankki Suomi Plc has on June 25, 2007 sold 21,020,000 Ruukki Group Plc's RUG1V share forward contracts that will expire in January 2008. As and when the January 2008 forward contracts expire, the ownership of Nordea Pankki Suomi Plc will fall below one twentieth (1/20). Ruukki Group Plc's registered number of shares at the moment is 140,234,022 and share capital is 23,642,049.60 euros. RUUKKI GROUP PLC Antti Kivimaa Chief Executive Officer Telephone +358 400 501 780
ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKET ACT
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